Apply Now: One Young World 2025 Z Zurich Foundation Scholarship

The Z Zurich Foundation Scholarship 2025 will allow 25 young leaders working on prevention-focused mental well-being projects, adaptation-focused climate resilience projects, or projects enabling social equity through education, employability or entrepreneurship solutions, to participate in the One Young World Summit 2025, which takes place in Munich, Germany from 3 - 6 November. 

If you are a young leader working to champion any of these causes, this scholarship could be for you.

Focus Areas

We are seeking young leaders actively driving grassroots initiatives for vulnerable communities in one or more of the following areas:

Adapting to Climate Change 

Initiatives that help communities adapt to climate change and build climate resilience. Climate change adaptation focuses on transforming behaviors, systems, and ways of life to protect communities from the impacts of climate change.

Improving Mental Wellbeing

Initiatives focused on prevention and/or promotion of youth mental wellbeing. Promotion fosters enabling environments that enhance young people’s emotional wellbeing, while prevention focuses on identifying and mitigating risk factors for mental health conditions.

Enabling Social Equity

Initiatives tackling barriers to education, employment, and/or entrepreneurship by equipping young people with the resources, knowledge, and skills needed to unlock their potential.

• Table of Content
• About One Young World
• Z Zurich Foundation Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Z Zurich Foundation Scholarship
• Requirements for Z Zurich Foundation Scholarship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About One Young World

At the heart of every global threat is a failure of leadership. This new generation is the most informed, most educated, most connected generation in human history. One Young World identifies, promotes and connects the world�s most impactful young leaders to create a better world, with more responsible, more effective leadership. The annual One Young World Summit convenes the brightest young talent from every country and sector, working to accelerate social impact. Delegates from 190+ countries are counselled by influential political, business and humanitarian leaders such as Justin Tr... continue reading

Z Zurich Foundation Scholarship

Application Deadline	01 May 2025
Country to study	Germany
Type	Entrepreneurs
Sponsor	One Young World
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of Z Zurich Foundation Scholarship

• Access to the One Young World Summit 2025 in Munich. 
• Access to additional scholarship programming organised by Z Zurich Foundation. This programming is likely to include pre and post-One Young World Summit sessions, including opportunities to meet and learn with the wider Z Zurich Foundation delegation, and an impact-focused development day pre-Summit. 
• Hotel accommodation in Montréal between 1 - 6 November (inclusive). 
• Return air travel
• Catering which includes breakfast, lunch and dinner
• Ground transportation between Summit venues in Munich. 

Requirements for Z Zurich Foundation Scholarship Qualification

• Aged 18 to 30* at the time of the One Young World Summit 2025. 
• Passion for local and global issues
• Demonstrated commitment to creating positive change
• Willingness to engage and collaborate with fellow scholarship recipients and Zurich Insurance Group employees who are also attending the Summit.
• Proven impact in a field aligned with the work of the Z Zurich Foundation namely:
  • Improving Mental Wellbeing
  • Enabling Social Equity
  • Adapting to Climate Change 

Application Deadline

May 1, 2025

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to One Young World on www.oneyoungworld.com to apply

For more details, visit One Young World scholarship webpage